Towering Toccata
# Towering Toccata

Towering Toccata is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review states "it isn't the ideal follow-up to Black Widow that Schifrin fans might have hoped for. That said, the album has enough strong tunes and enough of a consistent sound to please hardcore Lalo Schifrin fans and anyone who loved Black Widow".

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The song "Roller Coaster" would be re-recorded and released on Schifrin's soundtrack to the 1977 film Rollercoaster.

## Track listing

All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated

* "Towering Toccata" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 5:04
* "Frances' Theme" - 4:19
* "Macumba" - 6:12
* "Eagles in Love" - 2:51
* "Theme from King Kong" (John Barry) - 4:12
* "Most Wanted Theme" - 2:44
* "Midnight Woman" - 6:07
* "Roller Coaster" - 4:45
* Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 18 & 20 and December 21, 1976

## Personnel

* Lalo Schifrin - piano, keyboards, arranger, conductor
* Burt Collins, John Frosk, John Gatchell - trumpet
* Urbie Green - trombone
* Joe Farrell, Jeremy Steig - flute
* Gerry Niewood - alto saxophone
* David Tofani, Lou Marini - tenor saxophone, flute
* Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
* Clark Spangler - keyboards
* Eric Gale, John Tropea - guitar
* Will Lee - bass
* Steve Gadd - drums, dahka-de-bello
* Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Marvin Morgenstern, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi - violin
* Lamar Alsop, Manny Vardi - viola
* Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman - cello
